2026 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule

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AUG
15
SAT
Richmond Raceway
Richmond Raceway
Cup
AUG
23
SUN
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Cup
AUG
29
SAT
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway
Cup
SEP
6
SUN
Darlington Raceway (Playoffs)
Darlington Raceway
Cup
SEP
13
SUN
World Wide Technology Raceway
World Wide Technology Raceway
Cup
SEP
19
SAT
Bristol Motor Speedway (Playoffs)
Bristol Motor Speedway
Cup
SEP
27
SUN
Kansas Speedway (Playoffs)
Kansas Speedway
Cup
OCT
4
SUN
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Playoffs)
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Cup
OCT
11
SUN
Charlotte Motor Speedway (Playoffs)
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Cup
OCT
18
SUN
Phoenix Raceway (Playoffs)
Phoenix Raceway
Cup
OCT
25
SUN
Talladega Superspeedway (Playoffs)
Talladega Superspeedway
Cup
NOV
1
SUN
Martinsville Speedway (Playoffs)
Martinsville Speedway
Cup
NOV
8
SUN
Homestead-Miami Speedway (Championship)
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Cup

Completed

FEB
4
Bowman Gray Stadium
Bowman Gray Stadium
—
FEB
15
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway
—
FEB
22
EchoPark Speedway
EchoPark Speedway
—
MAR
1
Circuit of the Americas
Circuit of the Americas
—
MAR
8
Phoenix Raceway
Phoenix Raceway
—
MAR
15
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
—
MAR
22
Darlington Raceway
Darlington Raceway
—
MAR
29
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway
Chase Elliott wins (Reddick P15)
APR
12
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway
Ty Gibbs win (first career Cup)
APR
19
Kansas Speedway
Kansas Speedway
Tyler Reddick wins in OT (0.118s over Larson)
APR
26
Jack Link's 500 (Talladega)
Talladega Superspeedway
Carson Hocevar wins (0.114s over Buescher)
MAY
3
Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway
Winner: Chase Elliott (Hendrick)
MAY
10
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen International
Winner: Shane van Gisbergen (Trackhouse)
MAY
17
Dover Motor Speedway (All-Star)
Dover Motor Speedway
Winner: Denny Hamlin (JGR Toyota)
MAY
24
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Winner: Daniel Suarez (Spire/No. 7) — rain-shortened
MAY
31
Nashville Superspeedway
Nashville Superspeedway
Winner: Denny Hamlin (No. 11 JGR Toyota) — 62nd career Cup win, .115s over Christopher Bell; JGR podium sweep (Briscoe P3). Stenhouse P4, Van Gisbergen P5.
JUN
7
Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway
Denny Hamlin (No. 11 JGR Toyota) won the FireKeepers Casino 400 from pole — his 63rd career Cup win — by 11.110s over Erik Jones (No. 43). Bubba Wallace 3rd, Larson 4th, Hocevar 5th. Hamlin led 40 laps incl. the final 39. Chase Elliott led a race-high 67 but crashed out 32nd. 200 laps / 400 mi, avg 123.935 mph, 11 cautions / 54 laps, 23 lead changes; 13 cars out in accidents. Stage 1: Reddick; Stage 2: Byron. Championship after R15 (unofficial): Reddick leads 669, Hamlin -51, Blaney -157. Source: official NASCAR Statistics docs (source_documents event_id 0c7b9f8c).
JUN
14
Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway
Winner: Denny Hamlin (No. 11 JGR Toyota). P2 Tyler Reddick, P3 William Byron, P4 John Hunter Nemechek, P5 Kyle Larson. Hamlin's 64th Cup win, 3rd straight.
JUN
21
Naval Base Coronado (San Diego)
Naval Base Coronado
Winner: Corey Heim (23XI) — 1st career Cup win
JUN
28
Sonoma Raceway
Sonoma Raceway
Winner: Shane van Gisbergen (Trackhouse); Briscoe P2
JUL
5
Chicagoland Speedway
Chicagoland Speedway
Winner: Chase Briscoe (JGR); Bell P2, Hamlin P3
JUL
12
EchoPark Speedway
EchoPark Speedway
Ryan Blaney (No. 12 Team Penske) wins the Quaker State 400 from the pole, sweeping both stages and leading a race-high 171 of 263 laps. Christopher Bell P2, Carson Hocevar P3. Overtime finish after a weather red flag of more than three hours. Ford's 750th Cup win; Blaney's 19th career Cup victory and second of 2026.
JUL
19
North Wilkesboro Speedway
North Wilkesboro Speedway
Winner: Joey Logano
JUL
26
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Corey Heim wins the Brickyard 400 (2nd career Cup win; 0.287s over Bell; led 58 of 160 from 7th)
AUG
9
Iowa Speedway
Iowa Speedway
Ty Gibbs won the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, his second career NASCAR Cup Series victory, taking the lead on lap 331 and holding off Christopher Bell by 0.253 seconds. Ryan Blaney finished third and led a race-high 129 laps from the pole. 350 laps in 2:57:49, average speed 103.337 mph, 7 cautions for 45 laps, 9 lead changes among 6 drivers. Document-verified against the official NASCAR Statistics race results, source_documents 34d3d91f (hash-verified), corroborated by the NASCAR Wire Service recap 3029ad67.